Self hypnosis as a heartfelt expression of life

"Pure Heart, Simple Mind"® vol. 5, no.10, May 17, 2007
Official Newsletter of Seishindo™—Body Language, Self Hypnosis and Mindfulness.
Written by Charlie Badenhop, the originator of Seishindo.
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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. A Seishindo self hypnosis gift
2. Self hypnosis as a heartfelt expression of life
3. Upcoming Seishindo Telecourses
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1. A Seishindo self hypnosis gift

In case you missed the mp3 file of a core Seishindo Practice, called "Heartbeat Breath, Calming Breath" we offered as a gift, you'll find the link to this file further on down the page. I hope you'll download it, and listen to it often.

2. Self hypnosis as a heartfelt expression of life

Would you like to be able to more fully express yourself in life, and achieve a greater sense of fulfillment? Would you like to accomplish certain goals that currently seem beyond your reach? Are you looking for a better way to manage the roller coaster ride of your emotions? It's my belief that self hypnosis can help you have a better experiential and emotional understanding of yourself. The more you use your "whole self" to understand who you are and what you truly want, the more likely you are to live the life your true heart desires. Little by little, step by step.

Because self hypnosis can offer you the possibility of living a more fulfilling life, I want to take this opportunity to demystify the process and share the Seishindo perspective. Hopefully, what I write will lead you to engage in self hypnosis as a means towards greater health and happiness.

Self hypnosis is a "tool"
In this sense it's similar to other tools you may already own, like a screwdriver or an iron. As with all tools, self hypnosis is meant to help multiply or leverage what you're capable of. Self hypnosis isn't meant to "fix" what you perceive to be wrong with you. It's meant to help you recognize, reorganize, and better utilize the skills, abilities, and connection to life that make you the unique individual you are. Through the practice of self hypnosis you can come to realize you already possess all the resources you need to live the life you truly desire.

Given some wood and the necessary tools, a skilled carpenter can turn out a beautiful bookcase. Give the same wood and tools to someone with little or no skill, and they can wind up wasting a lot of wood! Through trial and error learning you can cultivate your ability to use self hypnosis as a tool that helps you artfully express yourself in life.

It's important to be mindful of the need to cultivate your skill in self hypnosis, and not expect to be highly competent right from the start. You need to approach the task of self-fulfillment, step by step, little by little. You might waste a bit of wood in the beginning, but in the long run you'll discover you can turn out some magnificent works of art!

Sense your connection to the web of life
The main skill to cultivate through self hypnosis, is your ability to be fully present in the moment, to yourself and to the rest of life. To feel yourself as an integral and unique participant in the web of life. This task of connecting to life is simple, but not necessarily easy. When you nurture your feeling mind you realize you aren't alone in the world, and that everything you truly need is available to you. Discovering a way to connect to life like this is what I sometimes call cultivating "thinking without thinking" or "entering into feeling-mind". When you get there, you'll discover that "there" is not a place that's distant from you. You'll come to understand there's only "here, now, and you" all flowing together as one!

Rebalance the relationship between your rational mind and you feeling mind
In order to sense your rightful place in the web of life, you'll need to rest and reset your rational mind. You'll need to allow your feeling mind to become a more active collaborator in your life.

In the process of rebalancing the relationship between your rational mind and your feeling mind you'll discover you gain a new perspective of yourself and the many challenges and opportunities you face. In the industrialized world we have in general come to prize "rational" over "emotional". In so doing we unbalance our system as a whole, and enter into a state of constant uneasiness. In rebalancing the relationship between your rational mind and your feeling mind, you come to realize that time is a mental construct that changes as YOU change.

Experience time as quality as well as quantity. Experience time as your ally.
Most of us get into focusing on the many tasks we have to accomplish in an amount of time that seems way too short. As a result, "time" winds up seeming like our adversary rather than our ally. Indeed, many people suffer from "time sickness". When they're working they want to sleep. When it's time to sleep they're restless and spend much of the night awake. The more we battle time, the less awareness we have of the resources and relationships that can help us successfully accomplish what truly matters to us.

By practicing self hypnosis we can learn how to enter into space-time coordinates that are timeless. Like the ocean's tide, night and day, life and death.
Not "either or", but both.

So what exactly IS self hypnosis?
"Yes," you say, "I'm reading what you've written, but I feel like I'm reading a menu, and not yet tasting the food."

My reply?

Please try the "Heartbeat Breath, Calming Breath" Practice I'm offering you here.

Before trying the Practice, think of this...
If you'd never heard "music" before, and I played you a song...
You might love the song, but there would still be so much you hadn't heard. So much you had yet to experience. After all there's everything from rap to classical music, that would be waiting to meet your ears.

Hopefully one beautiful song would whet your appetite to hear more, and you might even want to become a musician or a vocalist!

And so it is with this Self Hypnosis Practice. The Practice is not "self hypnosis" rather it is one of an infinite possible experiences that you can have with self hypnosis.

I hope you enjoy and prosper!

Warmly,
Charlie

3. Upcoming Seishindo Telecourses

1. Seishindo Self Hypnosis for Self-Renewal
2. "Talk" to the body and change the emotions: Somatic Coaching Skills for Coaches
3. For those living in Europe: Embodied Presence: Walking in the world with grace and power
4. Seishindo Phone Sessions with Charlie

Seishindo Self Hypnosis for Self-Renewal
Six Session Telecourse
with Charlie Badenhop, the originator of Seishindo
June 7, 14, 21, 28 July 5, 12 (Thursday evenings)

If you're disheartened by your attempts to live the life you truly desire, don't lose hope.

You'll discover that with a little help, you do have the capacity to balance your emotions, and maintain a sense of health and well-being.

If you want to engage the world with greater enthusiasm, compassion and creativity, there's good news: Seishindo Self Hypnosis can help you achieve your goals.

With some guidance by me, and a self hypnosis program to follow, you'll find yourself changing the way you perceive and appreciate your self, the people you're in relationship with, and the life challenges you face.

If you've tried various self-improvement approaches and ended up reaching a dead end, you'll find this course can offer you a new beginning.

No matter how stuck you might feel at the moment, you do have all the resources you need to live the life your true heart desires.

You can:
- Feel more alive and attuned to life
- Ease feelings of anxiety and stress
- Feel more at peace with yourself and the world around you.

Step by step, little by little, in a community of people having the same basic goals as you.

In our program of somatic self hypnosis we focus on helping you feel at home in your body, respectful of the hopes and fears that manifest within you, and connected to the Spirit that animates all of life. We focus on helping you experience how the quality of your life changes when you're in touch with your "whole self." We help you explore your somatic wisdom as a source of healing, health, and well-being.

Please use this link to find out more:
http://www.seishindo.org/teleclasses/2007/self hypnosis.html

"Talk" to the body and change the emotions:
Somatic Coaching Skills for Coaches
Six Session Telecourse
with Charlie Badenhop, the originator of Seishindo
June 11, 18, 25; July 2, 9, 16 (Monday evenings)

If you're a coach that wants to make a real difference in the world I'd love to help you reach your true potential.

Do you find yourself getting stuck with certain clients without really understanding why?

Have you discovered that helping people change the way they think is often not enough to change the deep seated emotions that drive their behavior?

Did everything seem to make sense during your coaching certification course, but out in the real world all the pieces don't seem to fit together?

It doesn't have to be that way!
I promise you can be more confident and effective, if you take the time to learn how the body drives people's emotions, and thus their behavior.

In this six session teleclass series we'll explore how to meld the wisdom of the intellect with the wisdom of the body so that you and your clients get the results you both desire. Along the way you'll also pick up some new tools to put in your coaching toolbox.

Please use this link to find out more:
http://www.seishindo.org/teleclasses/2007/somatic-coaching.html

For those living in Europe:
Embodied Presence -
Walking in the world with grace and power
with Charlie Badenhop, Originator of Seishindo
and Marleen Adriaensen

Do you desire a greater sense of fulfillment in your life and a lot less stress? Would you like to feel more empowered, at peace with the world, and attuned to the people you share your life with?

If you're out of touch with your body, and find it hard to stay emotionally balanced, if you feel your heart and your head often give you conflicting messages, and you're left not knowing what to do...

It doesn't have to be that way.

If you truly want to rekindle the spirit of your physical and emotional well-being, I promise you that you're capable of making the life changes you desire. Little by little. Step by step:

Six Session WEEKEND Course
Sunday mornings, 11AM-12:30 (Central European Time) May 27, June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 2007

Six Session WEEKDAY Course
Wednesday mornings, 9AM-10:30 (Central European Time) May 30, June 6, 13, 20, 27, July 4, 2007

Both courses will cover the same material. The only difference being the time the classes are offered.

Complimentary Taster Classes
If you'd like to get a feel for what the telecourse will be like, please attend either one or both of our complimentary taster classes on
May 20th from 11AM-12:30 (Central European Time)
and
May 23rd, from 9AM-10:30 (Central European Time)

Please use this link to find out more about the Embodied Presence Telecourse and the Taster Classes.

Seishindo Phone Sessions with Charlie

If you appreciate what I share with you in my newsletter, chances are you'll find value in working with me privately.

Would you like to experience a greater sense of well-being and fulfillment in your life, but have yet to find a method that works for you?

Have you discovered that simply talking about your challenges is not enough to change the deep seated emotions that drive your behavior?

Seishindo is unique, because it draws on the mind-body principles of Aikido, Sei tai, NLP, bodywork, and somatic psychology.

With Seishindo phone sessions you can learn to meld the wisdom of your intellect with the wisdom of your body, so that what you think and feel matches your true heart's desire.

- Explore core issues, such as your current identity, health, or destructive habit patterns,
- Feel more fully alive and emotionally balanced,
- Explore the direction of your professional or personal life.

Phone sessions are available year round, for people living most anywhere in the world.

If you would like to consider working with me privately, you can email me. Once we're in contact we can set up a time for a complimentary phone conversation where you can get a better feel for who I am and how you could benefit from working with me. And no worries, I will not try and talk you into a session! You will know what is best for you.

I look forward to hearing from you!
charlie@seishindo.org

Read what other people say about Charlie's work.

If you think you might be interested in a phone session, please contact Charlie directly at charlie@seishindo.org.

"Charlie, I didn't know what to think at first. I've seen you do some wonderful work in person, and I was hard put to understand how you could do anything vaguely similar over the phone. Now, after having had a few phone coaching sessions with you I am a believer. It is fascinating for me to begin to better understand how you slow things down and soothe people, whether in person, on the phone, or the middle of cyber space. I am looking forward to taking your teleclasses on somatic coaching. I really want to learn how to do what you do, so I can reach a larger coaching audience."
Frank Masters, NYC

"...Beware, if you go to a workshop with this intuitive, compassionate trainer, life will never be the same again!... As a consultant, trainer, and coach in communication and leadership Charlie has offered me a variety of tools and experiences that go much further than what I had already learned as an NLP trainer and breathworker. His workshops are excellent, and his approach to coaching has made a major change in my personal life as well as helping me to enrich the lives of my clients. ..."
Danielle De Wilde, Consultant, Trainer, and Coach, Belgium

"The Seishindo workshop "Simple Mind Pure Heart" was the most profound and extraordinary workshop that I have ever attended. Profound because of the miraculous changes that have occurred in me and extraordinary because of the unique methods used to generate those changes."
Angela Scherma, Sales and Service Manager; Australia

"I first met Charlie at a workshop facilitated by Stephen Gilligan and I was immediately interested in Charlie's concept of 'somatic intelligence.' In attending one of Charlie's workshops at a later date, what I recall most is the warmth of his compassionate presence, and his loving care for all of the students. He offered me a new way to understand and appreciate myself. Since then i have been to every workshop Charlie has given in Europe. I have learned many things, and what still impresses me most is the feeling that I get of being connected with myself, the other workshop participants, the world, and the universe. A feeling that is so difficult to put into words. I always take home the knowledge that I am a wonderful, unique person, who is "just right" the way I am."
Kirsten Hinrichsen, Heilpraktikerin, Munich

"I really appreciated the telecourse. For the first time I actually experienced the difference between being in my head & not being in my head. Right after leaving the call yesterday, I suddenly realized I don't have to keep getting into the stories I keep worrying about, but instead I can simply stay present with whatever is true in the moment. Sounds so simple, but yet it was a revelation! Thank you!" Lynne Tolk, Certified Coach, Boise, ID

"I am learning so much from the Seishindo telecourses I've been taking with Charlie! There is an intimate, trusting environment created that is much more than I would have ever expected over the phone. Pretty amazing actually! We get the opportunity to interact and learn from each other, and, most importantly, we each get to learn about ourselves. I think part of what helps to create such a special environment is that Charlie keeps the classes much smaller than most offerings from other people. The small group leads to a wonderful sense of kinship with the others in the class.

I have been grateful for the kind support and attention I've received from Charlie and the group in these telecourses. Charlie has read widely and his experience both professional and personal comes through clearly in each session as he gently guides people to make changes big and small. Personally I find that my life is becoming fuller and more meaningful. I'm benefiting from the many diverse elements Charlie weaves into his work. His interactions with me have helped me increase my awareness of myself and others. The classes have assisted me in facing some of my fears which in turn, inevitably lead to me feeling better about myself.

There is one very practical thing about the teleclasses I would like to mention. It's so great to come into my office, turn on the computer, and phone into the teleclass. No travel time, no commuting. Just settling back in the quiet of my space to devote special time to myself, at a convenient moment in the week.

I've taken the time to write this kudo because I'd really like to encourage others to experience Charlie's work. I am pretty certain you'll come away feeling like you have received something truly special."
Joyce Cunningham, Japan"

"...For the first time in my life I feel love for myself. My somatic intelligence has done its work, and this is a very interesting process! Something has really changed. And after all of this, I find myself feeling healthy, without pills or any special supplements, for the first time in many years. ..."
Corry Brons, Belgium

"As a coach to senior executives, I need ways to work deeply with people who are skeptical about anything non-linear. Charlie combines in-depth understanding with practical methods. His insight and intuition make him a master. Better still, unlike many masters, he is as unpretentious about himself as he is generous with his knowledge. As a learner, I feel safe to be exactly who I am, because Charlie is so straightforward about his humanity."
Steve Levin, organizational development consultant and executive coach

"...My energy is much more even and I'm not losing focus or having to push through fatigue. What a wonderful relief to not have to use so much energy to manage my pain. I feel like a person released from jail, and ready to explore a new life!..."
June Holley, Ohio, USA

"Even with all I thought I knew and the progress I have made as a person and a coach to be non-judgmental and focus on the positive, I realized that my self-talk and even my language with others was full of labels to the contrary. The metalogue concept gives me a new model. The notion that 'the body does not speak English' is very powerful. I have several pages of 'wisdom from Charlie' notes. ... Charlie's class was at 8:00pm for me – right around the time my energy is waning. I found the classes so energizing that afterwards I could stay awake and alert for several more hours. ... I am building a new relationship with my body as I create a new life path for myself. As Charlie says, 'It's not what happens, but what you do with what happens.' Truly, empowering words for me! Thanks for all you do." Alisandra Brewer, Certified Coach, CA

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